Category: Counter-Terrorism

On 09 October 2016, it was reported that ISIS had lost more than 30% of the territory, it controlled in January 2015. However, ISIS losses have considerably slowed down, in the last three months, since July 2016. Observers have pointed out that the slow down coincides with shift in focus of Russian airstrikes; from ISIS…

On 06 October 2016, the US (both White House & State Department) strongly condemned Israel for approving plans for new settlement construction, in West Bank. US spokesmen said the plan for 300 new homes and an industrial zone would diminish prospects for a two-state solution, to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Despite the condemnation, in September 2016,…

In July 2015, Dr. AQ Khan, father of Pakistan’s Nuclear bomb, said Pakistan could nuke New Delhi from Kahuta, within 5 minutes. Pakistan, with estimated 110-130 nuclear warheads has more nuclear warheads than India’s estimated 100-120. What is the Nuclear Club? The nine nuclear weapon states are informally called the Nuclear Club. Five are Non-Proliferation…

On 31 October 2016, eight SIMI activists escaped from the Central Jail, Bhopal. The jail-break occurred before 2AM, after the activists killed a security guard and scaled the prison walls, using bedsheets. Within 10 hours of the jail-break, the STF (MP CT Force), traced them down to Malikheda, where they were encircled and killed, when…